In June 2008, Dr. Joe Barimo, Executive Director of Education at Signature HealthCARE, was chosen by the student body of the University of Phoenix South Florida campus as the “Faculty Member of the Year”. During the commencement ceremony where he received the award, he addressed 10,000 attendees about the importance of teachers and how education makes a difference in people’s lives. Recently, Dr. Barimo was asked to participate in the grand opening of the University of Phoenix Miami Learning Center and be a part of the group that presented the Education Leadership Award from the University of Phoenix to Miami Dade County. In addition, he presented on the topic of wellness, specifically, identifying and coping with stress. These techniques are useful for students and non-students alike.

Dr. Barimo currently is working with Signature HealthCARE to create a learning focus that will advance the skills and education levels of its employees, while positively impacting resident care.



Ricardo Forbes has been named corporate vice president and chief diversity officer for Baptist Health South Florida. Forbes was previously vice president of Baptist Hospital.

At Baptist Hospital, Forbes had been responsible for a variety of services over the years, including medical staff services, emergency care, pharmacy, social services and security. Prior to joining Baptist Hospital, he was administrative director at Parkway Regional Medical Center, an administrator at Jackson Memorial Hospital and an administrator of University of Miami Hospital and Clinics.



Herbert Greene, M.D., a retired emergency physician, has been honored by the American Medical Association (AMA) for his 50-year anniversary of graduation from medical school. Dr. Greene serves on the Board of Trustees of Baptist Health South Florida.

Greene graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C., in 1959. He has been an AMA member for 40 years. Dr. Greene practiced emergency medicine at Baptist Hospital for more than 28 years, retiring in 1998. He was the former assistant medical director of the Department of Emergency Services at Baptist Hospital, and served on numerous hospital committees. He also served as a lieutenant in the Medical Corps, U.S. Navy Reserves.



Miami Children’s Hospital is the first freestanding children’s hospital in Florida to offer patients and their families GetWellNetwork®, an innovative bedside system that provides interactive educational tools, internet access, an online hospital guide and entertainment resources through in-room televisions.

The GetWellNetwork PatientLife System® affords patients and their families opportunities to learn about medical procedures through specialized English and Spanish-language videos designed with kids in mind. Caregivers can prescribe videos related to the child’s condition to help families know what to expect. Through this system, pediatric patients and their families can access interactive education tools at the touch of a button.

Upon turning on the in-room television, the child receives a personalized welcome message on the screen. Using a wireless keyboard and a hand-held device, the patient and family can navigate through the simple on-screen menu. At the bedside, they receive information on hospital services, interactive educational tools, opportunities to communicate with family and friends via the internet, and entertainment resources – including Movies on Demand, of newer, child-appropriate movies and games. In addition, patients can directly notify staff of any special requests or concerns and provide feedback about the hospital.



The Health Foundation of South Florida has recognized Broward Children’s Center and 250 other nonprofit partners in a unique celebration of its latest community health grants.

The Center will use a $20,000 Health Foundation of South Florida grant to provide a wide range of primary care services to more than 350 uninsured children at its Pompano Beach-based Kids Klinic and aboard its mobile medical van. Hundreds of uninsured children and families in South Florida will receive free medical care and health insurance application assistance.

The program is an attempt to provide immediate medical care to children to prevent serious illness or disease, while also offering their families the help they need to obtain insurance that can provide regular, sustainable medical care.

The Center’s pediatrician and nurse practitioners will focus on treating children living in South Florida neighborhoods that contain high numbers of the more than 750,000 Florida children who are eligible but not enrolled in state health care programs.

Families will receive a free consultation with a medical professional and instruction from trilingual staff in how to apply for a range of programs and services designed to support child health and economic stability. Visitors will also be able to apply for services on-the-spot via a computer kiosk linked directly to the Department of Children and Families and staffed by Center experts.